Boston Skyline and Bridges

These are photos of the Boston skyline and surrounding bridges from a variety of vantage points including Cambridge, East Boston, South Boston, Chelsea, Everett, and Malden. I turned the ordinary into a dreamlike reality with very long exposures, using LEE Filters to control the light entering the lens.

Stormy Sunrise over Boston Skyline Silhouette and Charles River from Cambridge Massachusetts

I went for a minimal look on this stormy sunrise. The light was super bright at the horizon and the reflection, so I pulled a 3-stop Soft-Edge Grad down over the reflection on the water to retain color. I then pulled a 4-stop Hard-Edge Grad down over the city to balance the very dark water. I used a 6-stop ND to dictate the overall exposure length. This was a 340 sec exposure with the following filters.
LEE Filters Little Stopper 1.8 ND LEE Filters Soft-Edge 0.9 GND LEE Filters Hard-Edge 1.2 GND